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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-yorkshire-district-of-york-structural-and-boundary-changes-order-1995/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-yorkshire-district-of-york-structural-and-boundary-changes-order-1995/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1995/610",
  "legislation_title": "The North Yorkshire (District of York) (Structural and Boundary Changes) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/north-yorkshire-district-of-york-structural-and-boundary-changes-order-1995",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the Act” means the Local Government Act 1992;\n“the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972;\n“existing”, in relation to an area or an authority, means that area or authority as it exists on the date this Order is made;\n“North Yorkshire” means the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and “the County Council” means the council of that county;\n“the preliminary period” means the period beginning with 8th May 1995 and ending immediately before the reorganisation date;\n“relevant provision” means a provision in any subordinate legislation made under the Act or made, in connection with the Act or such provision, under any other enactment;\n“the reorganisation date” means 1st April 1996; and\n“subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in section 21 of the Interpretation Act 1978.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1972 c. 70."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1978 c. 30."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/610/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:14:12.889629+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}